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(UEFS 2015 - Meio do ano) The shock of superstorm Sandy last year got a lot of people wondering about better ways to deal with the weather perhaps even how to change it. John Latham, a climate scientist based in Colorado, has been 5 proposing ways to do that for more than two decades. His studies show that it should be possible to spray fine particles of sea water into clouds, increasing their ability to reflect sunlight and thus reduce temperatures below. Latham argues that global warming is leading to 10 irreversible and possibly catastrophic consequences and that the major polluting countries appear unwilling to take dramatic action. But Latham claims his cloud-seeding techniques would help to hold Earths temperature constant until a 15 clean form of energy is developed to take over from oil, gas, and coal. He says, quite optimistically, that they could keep the planets temperature stable for perhaps 50 years. If true, that would be a welcome breather from impending doom. But whats missing is money to fund 20 large-scale experiments and perhaps for a reason. One thing we should know by now about our climate is that when you fix one problem, you may create another. DICKEY, Christopher . BIG THINK: Around the world in six ideas. Newsweek, March 25, 2013, p. 9. Lathams proposed cloud-seeding technique would

(UEFS 2015 - Meio do ano) The shock of superstorm Sandy last year got a lot of people wondering about better ways to deal with the weather perhaps even how to change it. John Latham, a climate scientist based in Colorado, has been 5 proposing ways to do that for more than two decades. His studies show that it should be possible to spray fine particles of sea water into clouds, increasing their ability to reflect sunlight and thus reduce temperatures below. Latham argues that global warming is leading to 10 irreversible and possibly catastrophic consequences and that the major polluting countries appear unwilling to take dramatic action. But Latham claims his cloud-seeding techniques would help to hold Earths temperature constant until a 15 clean form of energy is developed to take over from oil, gas, and coal. He says, quite optimistically, that they could keep the planets temperature stable for perhaps 50 years. If true, that would be a welcome breather from impending doom. But whats missing is money to fund 20 large-scale experiments and perhaps for a reason. One thing we should know by now about our climate is that when you fix one problem, you may create another. DICKEY, Christopher . BIG THINK: Around the world in six ideas. Newsweek, March 25, 2013, p. 9. that would be a welcome breather from impending doom. (l. 18-19) A suitable translation of this sentence into Portuguese is

(UEFS 2015 - Meio do ano) The shock of superstorm Sandy last year got a lot of people wondering about better ways to deal with the weather perhaps even how to change it. John Latham, a climate scientist based in Colorado, has been 5 proposing ways to do that for more than two decades. His studies show that it should be possible to spray fine particles of sea water into clouds, increasing their ability to reflect sunlight and thus reduce temperatures below. Latham argues that global warming is leading to 10 irreversible and possibly catastrophic consequences and that the major polluting countries appear unwilling to take dramatic action. But Latham claims his cloud-seeding techniques would help to hold Earths temperature constant until a 15 clean form of energy is developed to take over from oil, gas, and coal. He says, quite optimistically, that they could keep the planets temperature stable for perhaps 50 years. If true, that would be a welcome breather from impending doom. But whats missing is money to fund 20 large-scale experiments and perhaps for a reason. One thing we should know by now about our climate is that when you fix one problem, you may create another. DICKEY, Christopher . BIG THINK: Around the world in six ideas. Newsweek, March 25, 2013, p. 9. The author of this text, Christopher Dickey,

(UEFS 2015 - Meio do ano) Nowhere to hide How retailers can find and up-sell you in the aisles Thanks to GPS, the apps on your phone have long been able to determine your general location. But what if they could do so with enough precision that a supermarket, say, could tempt you with digital coupons 5 depending on whether you were hovering near the white bread or bagels? It may sound far-fetched, but theres a good chance the technology is already built into your iPhone or Android device. All it takes for retailers to tap into it are small, 10 inexpensive transmitters called beacons. Heres how it works: using Bluetooth technology, handsets can pinpoint their position to within as little as 2 cm by receiving signals from the beacons stores install. Apples version of the concept is called iBeacon; its in use at its own 15 stores and is being tested by Macys, American Eagle, Safeway, the National Football League and Major League Baseball. Companies can then use your location to pelt you with special offers or simply monitor your movements. 20 But just as with GPS, they wont see you unless youve installed their apps and granted them access. By melding your physical position with facts theyve already collected about you from rewards programs, brick-and-mortar businesses can finally get the potentially profitable insight 25 into your shopping habits that online merchants now take for granted. The possibilities go beyond coupons. PayPal is readying a beacon that will let consumers pay for goods without swiping a card or removing a phone from their 30 pocket. Dough Thompson of industry site Beek.net predicts the technology will become an everyday reality by years end. But dont look for stores or venues to call attention to the devices. People wont know theses beacons are there, he says. Theyll just know their app 35 has suddenly become smarter. Four Ways Beacons Could Change Shopping and Leisure 1. LINE HINTS AT BALLPARKS OR STADIUMS When you step away to buy a hot dog, an app directs you to the closest concession stand with the shortest line. 2. INSTANT COUPONS IN DEPARTMENT STORES Linger in the jewelry department without buying anything and a coupon will pop up on your phone. 3. MORE CONTEXT AT MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES An app tells you historical information about each piece of art as you walk through the room. 4. REMINDERS AT GROCERY STORES An app reminds you of each item on your list when youre in the right aisle to pick it up. MCCRACKEN, Harry. Time, Mar 31, 2014, p.12. brick-and-mortar businesses (l. 23-24): traditional businesses that do not operate on the Internet. The patient in this cartoon

(UEFS 2015 - Meio do ano) The shock of superstorm Sandy last year got a lot of people wondering about better ways to deal with the weather perhaps even how to change it. John Latham, a climate scientist based in Colorado, has been 5 proposing ways to do that for more than two decades. His studies show that it should be possible to spray fine particles of sea water into clouds, increasing their ability to reflect sunlight and thus reduce temperatures below. Latham argues that global warming is leading to 10 irreversible and possibly catastrophic consequences and that the major polluting countries appear unwilling to take dramatic action. But Latham claims his cloud-seeding techniques would help to hold Earths temperature constant until a 15 clean form of energy is developed to take over from oil, gas, and coal. He says, quite optimistically, that they could keep the planets temperature stable for perhaps 50 years. If true, that would be a welcome breather from impending doom. But whats missing is money to fund 20 large-scale experiments and perhaps for a reason. One thing we should know by now about our climate is that when you fix one problem, you may create another. DICKEY, Christopher . BIG THINK: Around the world in six ideas. Newsweek, March 25, 2013, p. 9. Considering language use in the text, its correct to say:

(UEFS 2014 - Meio do ano) TEXTO: Heads in the cloud It all started with the wall. In 1999 education researcher Sugata Mitra and his colleagues thought it would be interesting to install a computer in a wall bordering an urban slum in New Delhi to see what the 5 kids there might make of it. The results were stunning. With no supervision, the children taught themselves how to use the computer, including picking up English to look for answers to all sorts of questions. Subsequent similar experiments led Mitra to conclude that the most creative 10 and productive education comes when children arent threatened but inspired especially by their peers. The traditional approach was created by the British to train the subjects of the empire, and, he argues, the system continues to produce identical people for a machine that 15 no longer exists. Instead, what he calls a self-organized learning environment is all about getting kids excited about what they can know. In a proposal that won Mitra the TED award this year, he suggests creating an enormous self-organized school in the cloud, where, with 20 a little guidance but minimal interference from grandmothers, kids can explore the universe at will to answer their own questions and those that are put to them. DICKEY, Christopher. Heads in the cloud. In: Big Think, Around the world in six ideas. Newsweek, Mar 25, 2013. p. 8. The phrase With no supervision (l. 6) can be exactly rephrased as

(UEFS 2014 - Meio do ano) TEXTO: Heads in the cloud It all started with the wall. In 1999 education researcher Sugata Mitra and his colleagues thought it would be interesting to install a computer in a wall bordering an urban slum in New Delhi to see what the 5 kids there might make of it. The results were stunning. With no supervision, the children taught themselves how to use the computer, including picking up English to look for answers to all sorts of questions. Subsequent similar experiments led Mitra to conclude that the most creative 10 and productive education comes when children arent threatened but inspired especially by their peers. The traditional approach was created by the British to train the subjects of the empire, and, he argues, the system continues to produce identical people for a machine that 15 no longer exists. Instead, what he calls a self-organized learning environment is all about getting kids excited about what they can know. In a proposal that won Mitra the TED award this year, he suggests creating an enormous self-organized school in the cloud, where, with 20 a little guidance but minimal interference from grandmothers, kids can explore the universe at will to answer their own questions and those that are put to them. DICKEY, Christopher. Heads in the cloud. In: Big Think, Around the world in six ideas. Newsweek, Mar 25, 2013. p. 8. The phrase picking up English (l. 7) should be understood as

(UEFS 2014 - Meio do ano) TEXTO: Heads in the cloud It all started with the wall. In 1999 education researcher Sugata Mitra and his colleagues thought it would be interesting to install a computer in a wall bordering an urban slum in New Delhi to see what the 5 kids there might make of it. The results were stunning. With no supervision, the children taught themselves how to use the computer, including picking up English to look for answers to all sorts of questions. Subsequent similar experiments led Mitra to conclude that the most creative 10 and productive education comes when children arent threatened but inspired especially by their peers. The traditional approach was created by the British to train the subjects of the empire, and, he argues, the system continues to produce identical people for a machine that 15 no longer exists. Instead, what he calls a self-organized learning environment is all about getting kids excited about what they can know. In a proposal that won Mitra the TED award this year, he suggests creating an enormous self-organized school in the cloud, where, with 20 a little guidance but minimal interference from grandmothers, kids can explore the universe at will to answer their own questions and those that are put to them. DICKEY, Christopher. Heads in the cloud. In: Big Think, Around the world in six ideas. Newsweek, Mar 25, 2013. p. 8. As far as the British traditional approach to train its subjects is considered, Sugata Mitra

(UEFS 2014 - Meio do ano) TEXTO: Heads in the cloud It all started with the wall. In 1999 education researcher Sugata Mitra and his colleagues thought it would be interesting to install a computer in a wall bordering an urban slum in New Delhi to see what the 5 kids there might make of it. The results were stunning. With no supervision, the children taught themselves how to use the computer, including picking up English to look for answers to all sorts of questions. Subsequent similar experiments led Mitra to conclude that the most creative 10 and productive education comes when children arent threatened but inspired especially by their peers. The traditional approach was created by the British to train the subjects of the empire, and, he argues, the system continues to produce identical people for a machine that 15 no longer exists. Instead, what he calls a self-organized learning environment is all about getting kids excited about what they can know. In a proposal that won Mitra the TED award this year, he suggests creating an enormous self-organized school in the cloud, where, with 20 a little guidance but minimal interference from grandmothers, kids can explore the universe at will to answer their own questions and those that are put to them. DICKEY, Christopher. Heads in the cloud. In: Big Think, Around the world in six ideas. Newsweek, Mar 25, 2013. p. 8. Fill in the parentheses with T (True) or F (False). Its stated in the text: ( ) Sugata Mitra and his colleagues donated lots of computers to the inhabitants of a slum in New Delhi. ( ) The slum kids were highly motivated by the opportunity of having a computer in their area. ( ) The kids who lived in that slum couldnt make the most of the opportunity because all the sites and comments were in English. ( ) The slum kids learned how to use the computer all on their own. According to the text, the correct sequence, from top to bottom, is

(UEFS 2014- Meio do ano) TEXTO: Chinas one-child policy Chinas top legislature approved resolutions to officially amend its controversial one-child policy. The changes to the one-child policy will mean couples will be allowed to have two children if one of the parents was 5 an only child, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. Currently, both parents must be sole children to be eligible for a second child. The one-child policy, which started in the 1970s, is believed to have prevented some 400 million births, 10 according to Xinhua. Although the policy has been applauded by many for slowing down Chinas rapid population growth, it has also been widely criticized for resulting in forced abortions and hefty fines for families. Some critics say the law hurts Chinas elderly, who 15 typically rely on their children for support in old age, and even constrains economic growth as the working-age population begins to decline. Since the 1990s, the birth rate has declined, with Chinese women giving birth to an average of 1.4 to 1.6 children. 20 The worlds most populous nation will soon have too few people or, rather, too few of the right kind of people. More than three decades of governmentmandated family planning have succeeded beyond the architects most grandiose dreams. Add to that the natural 25 inclination of richer, more educated people to limit their family size, and Chinas population growth is projected to gradually diminish within fifteen years. That would leave the Peoples Republic with a distorted population: too few youths, too few women and too many elderly. 30 Off icials say the easing of the one-child policy does not mean China is ending its family planning. China still has a large population. This has not changed. Many of our economic and social problems are rooted in this reality, said Jiang Fan, a National Peoples Congress 35 deputy, in Chinese media. We cannot risk the population growing out of control. PARK, Madison. Chinas one-child policy. Disponível em: http:// www.cnn.com/2013/12/28/world/asia/china-one-child-policy-official. Acesso em: 13 jun. 2014. Adaptado. The only pair of opposites is in alternative

(UEFS 2014- Meio do ano) TEXTO: Chinas one-child policy Chinas top legislature approved resolutions to officially amend its controversial one-child policy. The changes to the one-child policy will mean couples will be allowed to have two children if one of the parents was 5 an only child, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. Currently, both parents must be sole children to be eligible for a second child. The one-child policy, which started in the 1970s, is believed to have prevented some 400 million births, 10 according to Xinhua. Although the policy has been applauded by many for slowing down Chinas rapid population growth, it has also been widely criticized for resulting in forced abortions and hefty fines for families. Some critics say the law hurts Chinas elderly, who 15 typically rely on their children for support in old age, and even constrains economic growth as the working-age population begins to decline. Since the 1990s, the birth rate has declined, with Chinese women giving birth to an average of 1.4 to 1.6 children. 20 The worlds most populous nation will soon have too few people or, rather, too few of the right kind of people. More than three decades of governmentmandated family planning have succeeded beyond the architects most grandiose dreams. Add to that the natural 25 inclination of richer, more educated people to limit their family size, and Chinas population growth is projected to gradually diminish within fifteen years. That would leave the Peoples Republic with a distorted population: too few youths, too few women and too many elderly. 30 Off icials say the easing of the one-child policy does not mean China is ending its family planning. China still has a large population. This has not changed. Many of our economic and social problems are rooted in this reality, said Jiang Fan, a National Peoples Congress 35 deputy, in Chinese media. We cannot risk the population growing out of control. PARK, Madison. Chinas one-child policy. Disponível em: http:// www.cnn.com/2013/12/28/world/asia/china-one-child-policy-official. Acesso em: 13 jun. 2014. Adaptado. Fill in the parentheses with T (True) or F (False). Considering the future of Chinas one-child law, Chinese officials like Jiang Fan ( ) think that this policy is consistent with the nations plan for population growth. ( ) emphasize that this policy is supposed to continue. ( ) believe that the government intends to make it even stricter. ( ) are in favor of abolishing this law as soon as possible. According to the text, the correct sequence, from top to bottom, is

(UEFS 2014- Meio do ano) TEXTO: Chinas one-child policy Chinas top legislature approved resolutions to officially amend its controversial one-child policy. The changes to the one-child policy will mean couples will be allowed to have two children if one of the parents was 5 an only child, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. Currently, both parents must be sole children to be eligible for a second child. The one-child policy, which started in the 1970s, is believed to have prevented some 400 million births, 10 according to Xinhua. Although the policy has been applauded by many for slowing down Chinas rapid population growth, it has also been widely criticized for resulting in forced abortions and hefty fines for families. Some critics say the law hurts Chinas elderly, who 15 typically rely on their children for support in old age, and even constrains economic growth as the working-age population begins to decline. Since the 1990s, the birth rate has declined, with Chinese women giving birth to an average of 1.4 to 1.6 children. 20 The worlds most populous nation will soon have too few people or, rather, too few of the right kind of people. More than three decades of governmentmandated family planning have succeeded beyond the architects most grandiose dreams. Add to that the natural 25 inclination of richer, more educated people to limit their family size, and Chinas population growth is projected to gradually diminish within fifteen years. That would leave the Peoples Republic with a distorted population: too few youths, too few women and too many elderly. 30 Off icials say the easing of the one-child policy does not mean China is ending its family planning. China still has a large population. This has not changed. Many of our economic and social problems are rooted in this reality, said Jiang Fan, a National Peoples Congress 35 deputy, in Chinese media. We cannot risk the population growing out of control. PARK, Madison. Chinas one-child policy. Disponível em: http:// www.cnn.com/2013/12/28/world/asia/china-one-child-policy-official. Acesso em: 13 jun. 2014. Adaptado. The author of this text believes that, within fifteen years,

(UEFS 2014- Meio do ano) TEXTO: Chinas one-child policy Chinas top legislature approved resolutions to officially amend its controversial one-child policy. The changes to the one-child policy will mean couples will be allowed to have two children if one of the parents was 5 an only child, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. Currently, both parents must be sole children to be eligible for a second child. The one-child policy, which started in the 1970s, is believed to have prevented some 400 million births, 10 according to Xinhua. Although the policy has been applauded by many for slowing down Chinas rapid population growth, it has also been widely criticized for resulting in forced abortions and hefty fines for families. Some critics say the law hurts Chinas elderly, who 15 typically rely on their children for support in old age, and even constrains economic growth as the working-age population begins to decline. Since the 1990s, the birth rate has declined, with Chinese women giving birth to an average of 1.4 to 1.6 children. 20 The worlds most populous nation will soon have too few people or, rather, too few of the right kind of people. More than three decades of governmentmandated family planning have succeeded beyond the architects most grandiose dreams. Add to that the natural 25 inclination of richer, more educated people to limit their family size, and Chinas population growth is projected to gradually diminish within fifteen years. That would leave the Peoples Republic with a distorted population: too few youths, too few women and too many elderly. 30 Off icials say the easing of the one-child policy does not mean China is ending its family planning. China still has a large population. This has not changed. Many of our economic and social problems are rooted in this reality, said Jiang Fan, a National Peoples Congress 35 deputy, in Chinese media. We cannot risk the population growing out of control. PARK, Madison. Chinas one-child policy. Disponível em: http:// www.cnn.com/2013/12/28/world/asia/china-one-child-policy-official. Acesso em: 13 jun. 2014. Adaptado. Considering the primary concern of the government-mandated family planning in China, the author of the text recognizes that it has

(UEFS 2014- Meio do ano) TEXTO: Chinas one-child policy Chinas top legislature approved resolutions to officially amend its controversial one-child policy. The changes to the one-child policy will mean couples will be allowed to have two children if one of the parents was 5 an only child, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. Currently, both parents must be sole children to be eligible for a second child. The one-child policy, which started in the 1970s, is believed to have prevented some 400 million births, 10 according to Xinhua. Although the policy has been applauded by many for slowing down Chinas rapid population growth, it has also been widely criticized for resulting in forced abortions and hefty fines for families. Some critics say the law hurts Chinas elderly, who 15 typically rely on their children for support in old age, and even constrains economic growth as the working-age population begins to decline. Since the 1990s, the birth rate has declined, with Chinese women giving birth to an average of 1.4 to 1.6 children. 20 The worlds most populous nation will soon have too few people or, rather, too few of the right kind of people. More than three decades of governmentmandated family planning have succeeded beyond the architects most grandiose dreams. Add to that the natural 25 inclination of richer, more educated people to limit their family size, and Chinas population growth is projected to gradually diminish within fifteen years. That would leave the Peoples Republic with a distorted population: too few youths, too few women and too many elderly. 30 Off icials say the easing of the one-child policy does not mean China is ending its family planning. China still has a large population. This has not changed. Many of our economic and social problems are rooted in this reality, said Jiang Fan, a National Peoples Congress 35 deputy, in Chinese media. We cannot risk the population growing out of control. PARK, Madison. Chinas one-child policy. Disponível em: http:// www.cnn.com/2013/12/28/world/asia/china-one-child-policy-official. Acesso em: 13 jun. 2014. Adaptado. The birth rate in China has __________ since the end of the last century. According to the text, the alternative that completes the blank correctly is

(UEFS 2014- Meio do ano) TEXTO: Chinas one-child policy Chinas top legislature approved resolutions to officially amend its controversial one-child policy. The changes to the one-child policy will mean couples will be allowed to have two children if one of the parents was 5 an only child, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. Currently, both parents must be sole children to be eligible for a second child. The one-child policy, which started in the 1970s, is believed to have prevented some 400 million births, 10 according to Xinhua. Although the policy has been applauded by many for slowing down Chinas rapid population growth, it has also been widely criticized for resulting in forced abortions and hefty fines for families. Some critics say the law hurts Chinas elderly, who 15 typically rely on their children for support in old age, and even constrains economic growth as the working-age population begins to decline. Since the 1990s, the birth rate has declined, with Chinese women giving birth to an average of 1.4 to 1.6 children. 20 The worlds most populous nation will soon have too few people or, rather, too few of the right kind of people. More than three decades of governmentmandated family planning have succeeded beyond the architects most grandiose dreams. Add to that the natural 25 inclination of richer, more educated people to limit their family size, and Chinas population growth is projected to gradually diminish within fifteen years. That would leave the Peoples Republic with a distorted population: too few youths, too few women and too many elderly. 30 Off icials say the easing of the one-child policy does not mean China is ending its family planning. China still has a large population. This has not changed. Many of our economic and social problems are rooted in this reality, said Jiang Fan, a National Peoples Congress 35 deputy, in Chinese media. We cannot risk the population growing out of control. PARK, Madison. Chinas one-child policy. Disponível em: http:// www.cnn.com/2013/12/28/world/asia/china-one-child-policy-official. Acesso em: 13 jun. 2014. Adaptado. Critics of the one-child policy argue that it